According to US media reports, driven by strong winds, on the morning of October 30, local time, a new fire broke out in the northeast of Los Angeles, California, forcing the emergency evacuation of the nearby Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and residents of nearby communities.
Ventura County dispatchers said at least 150 firefighters were battling the Simi Valley fires. Adam Darough, a Simi Valley police officer, said: "It burned in front of the Reagan Library, so we evacuated. "The fire was named easy fire.
Thousands of firefighters fought the "Kincaide" fire in northern San Francisco and the "Getty Fire" in Los Angeles on the 29th in dry climatic conditions and strong winds.
Authorities said the blaze was reported around 6 a.m. local time in California and had scorched at least 200 acres (about 0.8 square kilometers) by 7:50 a.m. Soon, the fire spread over 1,000 acres and was just 30 yards (about 27.4 meters) from the Reagan Library.
The Reagan Library is located in the southeast of Ventura County, in the middle of the mandatory evacuation zone. The Reagan presidency archives house more than 60 million pages, more than 1.6 million photographs, 500,000 feet of film film, thousands of audio and videotapes, and more than 40,000 artifacts.
The Reagan Library also houses air force one presidential jets, copies of the White House presidential office, fragments of the Berlin Wall, and more.
Moorpark, near the library, and all public schools in Moorpark and Simi Valley have eliminated their classes.
Most of the highways in the area have been closed due to the fire.